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I know X runs always as root. But setting the X server process' priority to |
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for example -10 makes graphical software response faster. It works for me!! |
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(no matter the system hangs sometimes :). |
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I think you have a fast machine, try it with a very slow computer (sempron |
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processor and radeon xpress200m+fglrx). |
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2008/5/14 Alan McKinnon <alan.mckinnon@×××××.com>: |
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> On Wednesday 14 May 2008, Josh Cepek wrote: |
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> > > lapitopi gyuszk # snice -15 X |
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> > As already pointed out, running process with a nice value less than 0 |
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> > can only be done by root, and it's usually a really bad idea to run |
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> > your entire X session as root. X (and applications running under X) |
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> > involve a lot of code, and vulnerabilities can exist in this code. |
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> I think you don't know how X runs. |
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> X *always* runs as root on Linux so whether you nice it to 19 or -19 is |
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> not relevant. It was only very very recently that someone got X to run |
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> as a user. Do you disagree or should I elaborate? |
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> Alan McKinnon |
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> alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com |
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